Helping Startups Accelerate Funding
With VCs like Sequoia and Nexus Venturespouring money into India’s startup scene, it was only a matter of time before those focused on early-stage funding would follow. Today, GSF India, in partnership with some 30 other investors including Dave McClure’s 500 Startups,announced a new initiative called GSF Accelerator. Set to take off this October, GSF Accelerator will be mentoring and […]
In April 2012, President Obama and Congress passed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act in support of entrepreneurship and small business growth. The JOBS Act is designed to encourage small business and startup funding by easing federal regulations and allowing individuals to become investors. Since the passing of the JOBS Act, we’ve seen an increase in […]
Start-Up Chile is an accelerator program that is financed by the Chilean government and meant to jumpstart the tech community in the South American country. Today, the program is holding its first demo day in San Francisco. What’s especially interesting about Start-Up Chile is that the program, which started in 2010 and has already graduated four […]
You can’t read an article on a startup these days without hearing about a “pivot.” A pivot is just as it sounds, a swivel, a twist, a change of direction. Turning on an axis and swapping direction without dismissing the core idea. It’s a tricky proposition, but more startups are pivoting because opportunity will only […]
Socialance is a startup out of London that has moved to Santiago, Chile, for six months. The reason for the move is pretty straightforward: Start-Up Chile is giving the company $40,000 without taking any equity stake. And the rent is relatively cheap. Start-Up Chile, which was here at Disrupt San Francisco, has attracted about 500 […]
We know, we know. Reading for fun isn’t exactly part of most business owners’ daily routines. But making time to check out some of the year’s most popular business books can be a great way to balance pleasure with productivity. Sure, staying on top of the latest business trends might not sound like relaxing beach […]
Even as the economy has slowed, the nation’s visa system remains a high hurdle for foreigners who want to start businesses and create jobs in the United States. Few viable options exist for entrepreneurs eager to come to America, and those that do offer little predictability. For example, the investor visa carries a $1 million […]
In a typical tech industry incubator space in the Palermo Soho district of Buenos Aires — laptops on communal tables, white dry erase boards, playfully bright paint — three Americans are building a sales site for Latin American travel deals. Co-founders Scott Thompson and Scott Bird, as well as first employee Francesca Larson, don’t speak […]
It’s showtime, and TechStars New York managing director David Tisch isn’t wearing his normal uniform — an oversized t-shirt bearing the name of one of the startups in his accelerator program. Instead, he’s opted for a Ralph Lauren oxford, a haircut and a fresh shave as he takes the stage for the program’s second New […]
There’s essentially three options for a tech venture outgrowing its startup days: Get big, get bought or go broke. Sensing hard times ahead, a growing number of entrepreneurs are casting around for suitors and a shot at door #2. “There are a lot of companies out there right now trying to put themselves on the […]
